"From Carpet to Heaven" Ready for Screening

The documentary "From Carpet to Heaven" has completed its production, focusing on the events of Dey 1404 and the newsworthy image left behind from the martyrdom of a Basij member.

The documentary "Farsh Ta Arsh", directed by Mehdi Lari and produced by Navid Nilchi, looks at the events of December 1404 and tells the story of a news-making image from those days.

This work, which is considered to be the first documentary produced about the events of January 1404, is a narration of the incident of the 18th of January in the Seyyed al-Shohdai Mosque of Pakdasht.

In this incident, Ali Akbar Zarei and Taha Azizikhah, two members of the Basij who were there to protect the lives of the people and defend the mosque, were martyred due to a deliberate fire by rioters.

The focus of this documentary is on the image that became news in the hot days after the incident; The charred body of martyr Zarei on the carpet of the mosque became a symbol of the depth of this tragedy.

In addition to analyzing the dimensions of that night, "Carpet to Throne" also narrates the life of this martyr.

Mehdi Lari "director", Navid Nilchi "producer" and Seyed Mohammad Mirzadeh are in charge of the research and narration of this documentary.

Mehdi Lari, Mehdi Darzi and Metin Alikashi have done the photography of the work.

Mehdi Darzi edited and Hossein Farahani took charge of the sound recording of this documentary.

This work is now ready to be screened at the international Iranian documentary film festival "Sinemavegrit".